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dogwood winter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
dog-wood win-ter
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

Example Sentences

Etymology

So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.

Inflected Forms

dogwood winters (plural)

Synonyms

blackberry winter blackthorn winter

Questions

What does dogwood winter mean?
A period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).
Where does dogwood winter come from?
So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.

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